Late this evening I first noticed Google Bot was attempting to FTP to one of my servers. It is trying to connect anonymously via FTP. Not just from one host or IP, either. To my dismay, these (what I’m calling) hack attempts have been going for a few days and from a total of 23 [...]
Well that was a waste. $7 down the drain. I wanted to experiment and I guess this was a cheap way to do the experiment. I paid to “Promote” a status update on Facebook. This is only available to personal Facebook accounts, not Facebook pages. It’s a new contraversial way that Facebook is allowing users [...]
Earlier this month we received an important update from the National Association of the Deaf and Netflix regarding a class action lawsuit that was filed in federal court over Netflix’s repeated refusals to provide accessibility of streaming content to the hearing impaired. Here is the press release that was sent out: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October [...]
[Check out: http://www.videoprivacyclass.com/CommonlyAskedQuestions.aspx] Plaintiffs, several former Netflix subscribers, brought a class action against Netflix on their own behalf and on behalf of other subscribers like them on claims that Netflix retained and disclosed information, including records of the movies and TV shows its subscribers viewed, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), California’s [...]
Here is a scratchpad on some of the things our research has found may cause or contribute to small fiber peripheral neuropathy, and some potential treatment options. Do you have any additions or thoughts? – SFN can be caused by a Vitamin B12 vitamin deficiency, meaning not enough B12 in the blood. – SFN can [...]
So we regularly do our taxes with H&R Block’s Online “At Home” program. Depending on our situation we’ve used everything from H&R Block At Home Basic, to Deluxe, to Premium. Their system is comprehensive, convenient and a seamless operation – when it works right. This year (for 2011 taxes) started with us forgetting our password. [...]
In today’s volume-driven business climate, it’s rare to be surprised by a random act of kindness or even just a company accepting responsibility for its glaring fault. This past week we were pleasantly shocked by an airline which is even more uncommon. We’ve all watched the 9/11 security fees, body scanner charges, lost change tally, luggage [...]
Anyone else receive this? Wow. PlayStation(R)Network Valued PlayStation(R)Network/Qriocity Customer: We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have: 1) Temporarily turned off PlayStation [...]
So perhaps you received one of the following two email today. Let’s begin with the first. I received this early in the morning and read it in awe. Dear Valued Best Buy Customer, On March 31, we were informed by Epsilon, a company we use to send emails to our customers, that files containing the [...]
Businesses treat us like crap. AND WE PAY THEM FOR IT! Why? Maybe I should just get an iPhone. Or a Zack Morris Brick Phone. After 8 months of up-and-down GPS hell with Sprint and a Samsung Moment, I was finally convinced to “upgrade” to the Samsung Transform. Well now this one has an interesting “quirk”. [...]
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